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Determination of Water Content in Benzyl alcohol Using Karl Fischer Titration

Product Group

Alcohols

General Information concerning the product group

Alcohols

Water determination after Karl Fischer poses no problems for most alcohols. Alcohols are easily soluble in the common Karl Fischer working media. Only alcohols with very long chains require the addition of solubilisers. Side reactions are not to be expected. Suitable methods are both the volumetric titration with one or two component reagents as well as the coulometric determination. The latter method is predominantly applied for low water concentrations (< 0.1%).

Special Information concerning the sample and the methods

Water determination in Benzyl alcohol can be carried out without problems according to standard methods.

Procedure: The titration medium is first placed into the cell and titrated dry by means of the titrant. Then the sample is added with a syringe (exact sample weight determination by weighing of syringe before and after injection) or volumetric pipette and the titration is started.

Procedure: The titration medium is first placed into the cell and titrated dry by means of the titrant. Then the sample is added with a syringe (exact sample weight determination by weighing of syringe before and after injection) or volumetric pipette and the titration is started.

Procedure: The Karl-Fischer reagent is placed into the cathode and anode compartment of the titration cell with diaphragm. The coulometer is started and the solvent is titrated dry. After preliminary titration and stabilisation of drift the sample is injected into the titration cell with a syringe (exact sample weight determination by weighing of syringe before and after injection) and the water determination is started.

Procedure: The Karl-Fischer reagent is placed into the titration cell without diaphragm. The coulometer is started and the solvent is titrated dry. After preliminary titration and stabilisation of drift the sample is injected into the titration cell with a syringe (exact sample weight determination by weighing of syringe before and after injection) and the water determination is started.